Anx said:

yeah, that's what i'm thinking too, that the ad's running in only certain regions. whichever pee-pee made the announcement should've been a bit more specific.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

they probably assumed it was being run nationwide...i'm guessing it's universal's faux pas.

Anx said:

i'm almost feeling tempted to run down a few blocks to the usa today dispenser-thing to buy a copy, just to see if it's running here in the midwest.

...but then again, no. it's cold as fuck in minneapolis today so i ain't gonna risk it.

Gee, I feel privileged to have gotten one with the ad in it. I'm in Connecticut, and the paper says USA TODAY, Fri/Sat/Sun, February 17-19, 2006. I'd scan it but it's way too big and anyway, I'm lazy.

I'm in Nashville...no ad. Oh well...at least I'll be prepared for the Daytona 500 (puke). Thanks a lot NPG Music Club...you really came through again.

I'm probably the only nerd that buys USA Today every day anyway. I opened my email at work and saw the NPGMC note then tore my paper up looking for some Prince thing. I scanned the ad (in three parts) to post on another thread, but I'll post it here too.



bigger pic edit
[Edited 2/17/06 16:45pm]

this is xactly y those pee-pees (as Dansa calls 'em ) need 2 quit with the cryptic crap
tell it straight!


edit: thx 4 the scan, sexton!
[Edited 2/17/06 17:03pm]

sextonseven said:

cool...thanx for scanning this!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

No problem guys. It was about time I gave something back to the org anyway.

sextonseven said:

Atleast its out there...it wasn't in mine and I thought I was going crazy. thanks 4 da scan

USA TODAY . FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17,2006.5E

"Sign an organ donor card...I did, and it's the best contract I've ever had!"

Susan Sarandon

This is all I got and I live in Minnesota.

I live in Cleveland and it wasn't in mine either.....

Not in Florida either.....Organ Donation..... MORbID.....

Not in the
Cincinnati edition.


I got my ass outside in the snow/cold to hunt a copy down this morning too.

So where is this ad gonna be?

sextonseven said:

I'm a fellow nerd that does the same.
I don't have time everyday to delve ino the NY Times, but USA Today is a very good alternative.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Well, I'm that "pee-pee" and let me just say that no good deed goes unpunished.
How the hell am I supposed to know that an ad in a national newspaper would only run in certain markets? The paper's news content is the same from Bangor to San Diego, so am I nuts to figure the same would hold true for a full-page Prince ad?
At least a few folks picked up the paper with the ad inside as a result of my thread, and I'm sure they're happy. For those that got another ad, I plead ignorance of USA Today's advertising methods, and I'm sorry for your trouble.

Well...I live in NY and was on my way home 1:30 am Sat morning. Went to catch the train at Grand Central. The huge news store was throwing out the newspapers. I saw one issue of USA Today. I took out the Life section. Found the ad and dumped the rest of the paper. I got it for free!

Not in Atlanta either

eugnj420 said:

we arent talking about you..we are talking about npmc for emailing all of us (from all over the place) over this...they should have known better..you did what we all would have done, created a thread about it.

switters said:

I read that email to then drove 60 miles for a one page ad for organ donors.

eugnj420 said:

i think most of us know the mix-up was out of your hands...a lot of people don't know that ads are printed on a regional basis, and with something like an ad for 3121, it would be a safe assumption to think it would be printed nationwide. sounds more like a gaffe on universal's or even usa today's part. you were just the messenger. you'll have to wear bulletproof peepee pants next time.

bulletproof peepee pants...I love it!

Anx said:

switters said:

Big deal

Of course it's not a 'big deal'. What kind of response is that?

They sent an email saying to get a copy of USA Today. It was easy to assume that it meant an article would be in the paper. No article, and in some cases, not even an ad. So it is a big deal in the sense that whoever sent that email from NPG gave misleading and vague information.

So it was inconvenient and disappointing. Why did they even bother emailing the announcement of this?

ontheonevegas said:

that's the spirit

I found it!!

I dicked around all weekend b/c it was cold and I didn't want to go outside, but I had to do laundry today (no laundry in my apt. building ) so I figured what the hell...I'll see if I can find one, even though the weekend's pretty much over. I went to 6 different newstands--one had USA Today, but with the Susan Saradon ad--and just when I was giving up hope, I found a place that still had about 6 copies.

So I bought two!

If anyone wants my second one, orgnote me and I'll mail it to you (preferably US address).

Update--the second copy is no longer available...
[Edited 2/19/06 19:02pm]

switters said:

here here!!!

jone70 said:

Please mail it to:

Attn: sosgemini
c/o astroglide
6969 Milky Way
Moon, Galaxy Earth

sosgemini said:

Smart ass! Last time I try to be nice to fellow fans. Anyway, you're too late, someone else already asked.